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  • What Is the Future of Social Work?

    A handbook for positive action

    by Peter Dowd, Chris Jones, John Harris, Gurnam Singh, Peter Beresford, Jan Walmsley, Iain Ferguson, Mark Lymbery, Brid Featherstone ...
    Social work is under unprecedented pressure as a result of funding cuts, political interventions, marketisation and welfare transformations which, combined, are dramatically reshaping the relationship between individuals and the welfare state.A wide range of distinguished academics provide a comprehensive analysis of the evolving challenges facing contemporary social work, reflecting on both the ... Read more

    $41.39 USD

  • Social Work’s Histories of Complicity and Resistance

    A Tale of Two Professions

    by Rich Moth, Filipe Duarte, Patrick Selmi, Carolyn Noble, Alan Dettlaff, Victoria Copeland, Caroline McGregor, Michael Lavalette, Nicos Trimikliniotis, Vassilis Tsianos, Melisa Campana-Alabarce, Gianinna Muñoz-Arce, María Inés Martínez Herrero, Linda Harms-Smith, Yasmin Turton, Carola Kuhlmann, Caroline Bald, Akudo Amadiegwu, Pedro Gabriel Silva, Alcina Martins, Bob Pease, Guy Shennan, Claire McGettrick ...
    Social work is often presented as a benevolent and politically neutral profession, avoiding discussion about its sometimes troubling political histories.This book rethinks social work’s legacy and history of both political resistance and complicity with oppressive and punitive practices. Using a comparative approach with international case studies, the book uncovers the role of social workers in ... Read more

    $44.99 USD

  • Globalisation, Global Justice and Social Work

    Edited by Iain Ferguson, Michael Lavalette, Elisabeth Whitmore ...
    Globalization has become a seemingly unstoppable force over recent decades and, in its wake, global notions of social justice have developed in response to its negative aspects. Neo-liberal economic policies have been a key element in the wider process of globalization, and these policies have had a profound impact on welfare provision and the shape of social work practice. Arising dissatisfaction ... Read more

    $82.99 USD

  • Children, Welfare and the State

    Edited by Barry Goldson, Michael Lavalette, Jim McKechnie ...
    `A good foundation for those intent on further research′ - ChildRight`It is intelligent, lively, clear, and well written′ -Professor Hugh Cunningham, University of Kent at Canterbury`This is an excellent source book which is up-to-date and covers key debates on childhood in an accessible way′ - Professor Andy Furlong, University of GlasgowIn recent years there has been a growing interest in the ... Read more

    $87.29 USD

  • Social Policy

    Theories, Concepts and Issues

    Edited by Michael Lavalette, Alan Pratt ...
    The Third Edition of this widely adopted textbook has been thoroughly revised and offers an authoritative and up-to-date coverage of the key theories, concepts and issues in social policy. The lively and readable text has been designed to provide students with the essential tools to gain a clear understanding of the theoretical debates surrounding the discipline.The book is organized into three ... Read more

    $85.49 USD

  • Social Work and the COVID-19 Pandemic

    International Insights

    by Sarah Banks, Nicos Trimikliniotis, Lindsey German, Lee Humber, Teloni Dimitra-Dora, Sug Pyo Kim, Linda Harms Smith, Yasmin Jessie Turton, Raed Amira, Roberta Uchoa, Gianinna Muñoz Arce, Dawn Belkin Martinez, Rory Truell, Silvana Martinez ...
    As the world grapples with the complex impacts of COVID-19, this book provides an urgent critical exploration of how Social Work can and should respond to this global crisis.The book considers the ecological, epidemiological, ideological and political conditions which gave rise to the pandemic, before examining the ways that social work has responded in different nations across the Global North ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

  • Class Struggle and Social Welfare

    Edited by Michael Lavalette, Gerry Mooney ...
    For too long the collective struggles of the oppressed over welfare provision and welfare settlement have been ignored, yet such struggles punctuate recent British history. By presenting a series of case-studies of episodes of collective action from the field of social policy and social welfare, Class Struggle and Welfare aims to rediscover this 'hidden history'.Organised chronologically, the book ... Read more

    $31.99 USD

  • Social Work and the Making of Social Policy

    by Frank Sowa, Markus Gottwald, Pawel Polawski, Sergio Sánchez Castineira, Ravit Alfandari, Tony Evans, Michael Lavalette, Rich Moth, Riccardo Guidi, John Gal, Idit Weiss-Gal, Francisco Branco, Paloma Vivaldi Vera, Paolo Raciti, Giovannina Assunta Giuliano, Matteo D'Emilione, Jason Ostrander, Megan Feely, Lisa Werkmeister Rozas, Roger Smith ...
    Series series Research in Social Work
    Bringing together international case studies, this book offers theoretical and empirical insights into the interaction between social work and social policy.Moving beyond existing studies on policy practice, the book employs the policy cycle as a core analytical frame and focuses on the influence of social work(ers) in the problem definition, agenda setting, policy formulation and implementation ... Read more

    $41.39 USD

  • Global Social Work in a Political Context

    Radical Perspectives

    by Iain Ferguson, Vasilios Ioakimidis, Michael Lavalette ...
    How is social work shaped by global issues and international problems and how should it address them? This book employs a radical perspective to examine international social work.Globalisation had opened up many issues for social work, including how to address global inequalities, the impact of global economic problems and trends towards neoliberalism. By examining the origins of modern social ... Read more

    $44.99 USD

  • Race, Racism and Social Work

    Contemporary issues and debates

    Edited by Michael Lavalette, Laura Penketh ...
    Without a doubt, structural and institutionalised racism is still present in Britain and Europe, a factor that social work education and training has been slow to acknowledge.In this timely new book, Lavalette and Penketh reveal that racism towards Britain’s minority ethnic groups has undergone a process of change. They affirm the importance of social work to address issues of ‘race’ and racism in ... Read more

    $47.69 USD

  • Adult Social Care

    Edited by Iain Ferguson, Michael Lavalette ...
    Series series Critical and Radical Debates in Social Work
    Adult social care in Britain has been at the centre of much media and public attention in recent years. Revelations of horrific abuse in learning disability settings, the collapse of major private care home providers, abject failures of inspection and regulation, and uncertainty over how long-term care of older people should be funded have all given rise to serious public concern. In this short ... Read more

    $16.19 USD

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  • The Rich World and the Impoverishment of Education

    Diminishing Democracy, Equity and Workers' Rights

    Edited by Dave Hill ...
    Series series Routledge Studies in Education, Neoliberalism, and Marxism
    Advancing a powerful critique of neoliberalized education in many of the rich countries of the world (USA, Canada, Finland, Greece, Israel, Japan, England and Wales, and others), the chapters in this book, written by an international array of acclaimed and emerging radical educators and policy analysts, critically examine and evaluate:What neoliberal changes have taken place (e.g., privatization, ... Read more

    $66.99 USD